Posted on 04/27/2020 2:42:14 PM PDT by Libloather
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Some in North Carolina are ready for the state to reopen. A protest group, “Reopen Meck,” has nearly 1,000 members on Facebook as of Monday morning.
“This group is intended to be an offshoot of the overarching ReopenNC movement,” the group’s description states. “With classes and work for many of us, it is difficult to drive up to Raleigh and protest. As a result, I felt that those of us living in and around Meck would find this group more accessible.”
“Let’s restore our liberties and freedoms no later than April 29th, 2020.”
The group was created April 15. Since then, Gov. Roy Cooper has extended the state’s stay-at-home order to May 8 and he says there will be a phased reopening after that.
Reopen Meck has an event planned for May 1, from noon to 2 p.m., according to a listing on Facebook. “We will be protesting in the heart of uptown,” the group says.
The protest location includes starting at Trade and Tryon streets in vehicles. Reopen Meck says its protest group will drive from there to 3rd Street then over to College Street. The caravan will go up to 6th Street, the group says, then turn back to Tryon Street.
“We ask everyone remain in their cars,” the event states. If protesters exit their cars to walk on the street, Reopen Meck says they should wear gloves and masks and observe social distancing.
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Is Hannah Smoot hot or a dog? With a name like that she must be one of the other.*
*That’s right. I’m so bored I’m reduced to the juvenile act of making fun of people’s names.
I drove across the NC/TN line today and ATE AT A RESTAURANT! Had an American made burger with American made french fried potatoes. And I was served by a young waitress who was so excited to be back to work. We were her first customer!
I was just looking myself. That’s the best pic of the lot...bless her heart.
Best wishes to them. Doesn’t matter if it rains, since they’ll be in their cars ;-).
My family is taking our tax dollars to South Carolina next week. Cooper can pay the state employees with Hot Air.
I don’t understand the point of these protests when business owners can simply open up their businesses en masse..... It’s not like they’ve locked these business owners in jail.....they just don’t have the guts to defy tyranny
People don’t want to break the law if they can avoid it. They want their elected officials to do the right thing.
We taking our Louisiana tax dollars to Florida next week or the next. Meanwhile, LSU is looking at 10% budget whack.
My mother lives in a retirement community in Florida. She says the old people have been “let out of jail” this week. There were no reported coronavirus cases in her building or several nearby ones, including assisted living.
South Carolina State Parks open on Friday. We made our camping reservation back in February.
They’re not breaking any laws..... Government only has the right to shut down public schools, public parks, etc..... Private businesses can only be asked to close voluntarily..... People complied because there was a consensus that this was an emergency situation..... Who gets to decide when it’s no longer an emergency?..... The citizenry, that’s who!
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